Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday June 10 that are worth another look.US sanctions against Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and its Shanghai-based subsidiary, E-Sail Shipping Co, are unlikely to have an impact on steel freight costs, sources told Fastmarkets on June 10.Carmakers Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company have signed agreements that stren...Read More
US sanctions against Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and its Shanghai-based subsidiary, E-Sail Shipping Co, are unlikely to have an impact on steel freight costs, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday June 10.The US Treasury Department 8 designated 121 tankers, container ships and other vessels owned or tied to Iranian shipper IRISL for additional secondary sanctions, which came in...Read More
Dave Kranzler, Investement Research Dynamic's Mining Stock JournalThe bullion banks - at least on the Comex - have reduced their risk exposure to gold and silver derivatives over the last several months, which means reducing their short exposure. This is likely in response to the rising risk that they will be unable to meet increasing long-side counterparty delivery demands.Chris Marcus of Arca...Read More
Craig Hemke, TF MetalsWhile not the only consideration in forecasting price, it's always important to note the current COMEX contract balance. As the FOMC meets again this week, let's look under the hood to see whether or not positions are at extremes versus recent history.As you know, this has already been a strong year for COMEX Digital Gold. Price ended 2019 right at our forecast of $1520, an...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinOil API data not bullish, not consistent draws. Gold having a good start to the week, August chart breaks to neutral pattern..Read More
The Fed has been printing trillions of dollars, and the amount of debt that has been added is insurmountable. America was already the largest debtor nation in the history of the world and in the last month they have added staggering amounts of debt and they continue to add more and they're printing more money. Why? Today's guest, one of the world's most successful international investors, Jim Roge...Read More
"There is a 60 year cycle of social unrest, and the last time was in the 1960's. . . . The social unrest is just getting started. . . . Will it turn into civil war? I don't know because there have not been that many civil wars. . . . It is going to get worse and worse."Charles Nenner founded, and is president of, the Charles Nenner Research Center. Mr. Nenner has provided his independent market re...Read More
Topics:The future of Hong Kong after the introduction of national security legislation. 7:35What if the US strips Hong Kong out of its special customs status? 11:30The case for investing in mainland Chinese and Hong Kong stocks. 13:00Why Kyle Bass' bet against the Hong Kong dollar is wrong-headed. 16:45Should locals get their assets out of Hong Kong? 22:00The deepening political and economic clash...Read More
Jim Rogers and Frank Walbaum talk about currencies and commodities as well as cryptocurrencies and the developments in the stock markets in this episode.Jim Rogers co-founded the Quantum Fund with George Soros in 1973, helping to steer the fund to a 4200% return before "retiring" at age 37. He is considered to be one of the greatest investors of all time. Rogers has made two record-setting journey...Read More
Join Mike Maloney in this week's wrap up of current events and discover why he believes we are headed towards a depression, and not just a recession.Michael Maloney is a precious metals investment expert and historian. He is the founder and owner of GoldSilver.com, a global leader in gold and silver sales/storage and one of the world's most highly regarded investment education companies. He is aut...Read More
http://financialrepressionauthority.c...Yra Harris is a trader with over 32 years of experience in all areas of commodity trading, with broad expertise in cash currency markets. He has a proven track record of successful trading through combination of technical work and fundamental analysis of global trends; historically based analysis on global hot money flows. He is recognized by peers as an aut...Read More
So many people are wondering what type of "recovery" the US economy will have or if we'll go into an extended recession or even a depression. But I think those people are missing the forest for the trees. If you correctly adjust for inflation and the real rate of unemployment, the US has been in a depression since 2008! And NOBODY'S TALKING ABOUT THIS! The rebuttal you'd hear is real GDP is up and...Read More
The lawmakers called DHS' deployment a "gross abuse of authority" and demanded "a full accounting of its activities by June 11."Continue...Read More
A Chinese propaganda outlet paid millions of dollars to The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to run advertisements made to look like news reports.Continue...Read More
Part 1 (part 2 below)Part 2Jim Willie is a statistical analyst in marketing research and retail forecasting. He holds a PhD in Statistics, and his career has stretched over 25 years. He aspires to thrive in the financial editor world, unencumbered by the limitations of economic credentials. Jim operates a free website called Golden Jackass.Read More
Jim Bianco breaks down the impact of Fed activity on the bond market, and what potential yield curve control measures could mean for investors: Jim Bianco is President and Macro Strategist at Bianco Research, L.L.C. Since 1990 Jim's commentaries have offered a unique perspective on the global economy and financial markets. Unencumbered by the biases of traditional Wall Street research, Jim has bui...Read More
At a moment a number of US public pension plans have barely recovered - if at all from the 2008 financial crisis - now to be hit with continuing economic fallout from the corona-crisis and domino Continue...Read More
On April 9, amidst plunging economic conditions, the Federal Reserve announced a set of lending policy initiatives that included a new "Municipal Liquidity Facility" for state and local governments. Continue...Read More
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura joins Rick Sanchez to weigh in on nationwide efforts at far-reaching police reform, including growing calls to defund police departments. They also discuss the ominous militarization of US law enforcement in recent decades. Jesse Ventura, is an American politician, actor, author, Navy Seal, and former professional wrestler who served as the 38th Governor of Minn...Read More